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A-bomb Drawings by Survivors

ID Code NG176-14
Creator Hiroshi Hara
Age at the Time 13
Donor
Date of the Scene 1945/8/7
Distance from the Hypocenter (m) 1,700m
Location Hijiyama, Niho areas
Size (H×W) (cm) 36.3×51.5
Description Given a rice ball
August 7, 1945, around 1:20 pm
Hiroshi Hara (13 at time of bombing, 70 at time of drawing)
[Notes from the artist]
When I arrived at the base of Hijiyama Hill, there was a group of women wearing sashes that read "national defense women's association" handing out emergency rations of rice balls to victims. I recieved one as well, but lost my appetite at the smell of burning corpses.

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